villainous
Americanadjective
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having a cruel, wicked, malicious nature or character.
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of, relating to, or befitting a villain.
villainous treachery.
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outrageously base, wicked, or vile.
a villainous attack on his character.
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very objectionable or unpleasant; bad; wretched.
a villainous storm.
adjective
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of, like, or appropriate to a villain
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very bad or disagreeable
a villainous climate
Other Word Forms
- nonvillainous adjective
- nonvillainously adverb
- nonvillainousness noun
- unvillainous adjective
- unvillainously adverb
- villainously adverb
- villainousness noun
Etymology
Origin of villainous
Example Sentences
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Taylor and Pauly want to set the record straight about rattlesnakes, whose rep as evil or villainous serpents is undeserved, they say.
From Los Angeles Times
They moved on to the titular boxer in "Creed," tormented by his father's legacy, and the villainous Killmonger of "Black Panther," traumatized by being an orphan in a racist world.
From Barron's
The job title and description already sound like the basis for a villainous political satire, without even trying.
From Los Angeles Times
The trailer goes on to tease snippets of a toy uprising, meant to take down the increasingly villainous screens.
From Salon
This is all to say that well before his villainous arc on “The Hills,” Pratt was willing to cross a few lines to get ahead.
From Los Angeles Times
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